High-school football: It's go-time for central Ohio teams

The months of weight training, the weeks of practice, the hours of anticipation ended tonight as high-school football returned to stadiums across central Ohio.

Chuck Nelson, Dispatch.com

The months of weight training, the weeks of practice, the hours of anticipation ended tonight as high-school football returned to stadiums across central Ohio.

Here are some of the scores and highlights of tonight's games:

New Albany 38, Reynoldsburg 20

New Albany's Clinton Semertsidis scored three touchdowns -- including one for 81 yards -- on his way to a 225-yard rushing night for the Eagles, who built a 28-7 halftime lead against visiting Reynoldsburg. David Moore ran for 110 yards and a score for Reynoldsburg. BOXSCORE

Dublin Coffman 16, Dublin Jerome 14

John McGee kicked two of his three field goals in the fourth quarter, indluding a game-winning 38-yarder with 3:34 remaining in the game to put Coffman past Jerome in their opener. Steve Kidwell rushed for two scores for Jerome and had 115 yards on 18 carries. BOXSCORE

Olentangy 41, Canal Winchester 6

When William Totten picked off a pass and returned it for a 90-yard touchdown, it may have looked like Canal Winchester would roll over Olentangy. But that was the extent of the scoring for the Indians as Olentangy methodically tacked score on the board against the newest member of the Ohio Capital Conference. BOXSCORE

Hilliard Davidson 28, Grove City 19

Hilliard Davidson opened a 21-0 lead in the second quarter before Grove City's Cameron Meece started rolling to touchdowns of 76, 53 and 1 yards. D.D. Clark and Markus Bailey both scored twice for Davidson, who made the most of its 209 total yards of offense. BOXSCORE

Pickerington North 20, St. Charles 0

Pickerington North built a 17-0 halftime lead and held onto it for its first win of the season. Karch Holland put the Panthers on the board with a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter. He also ended the scoring with another 46-yard boot in the fourth. Zeph Miller scored twice -- on a 7 yard pass to Justin Childers and a 22-yard run. BOXSCORE

Bloom-Carroll 47, Heath 16

Jarrett Peters ran for 176 yards on 18 carries and scored three times to lead the Bulldogs. Aaron Latiolais also scored twice and posted 101 yards rushing. BOXSCORE

Delaware 51, Buckeye Valley 0

This one was a runaway by halftime as Delaware steamrolled Buckeye Valley. Cody Wooten had two touchdowns on runs of 3 and 29 yards. BOXSCORE

Northland 20, Independence 18 (Thursday)

These two teams got together Thursday night for the official season opener. Nateshawn Hargrove scored two rushing touchdowns for Northland, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter, to open the Vickings' season with a win. BOXSCORE